Thunderstone Set US Album Release Date

Finnish melodic power metallers Thunderstone will release their third full-length album, "Tools of Destruction," in the U.S. on June 28. An MP3 file containing a sample medley of the songs from the CD can be downloaded at this location.

Thunderstone's video for the track "Tool Of The Devil" has been made available for download at this location (Quicktime, 30 MB). The clip was shot with director Jari Mutikainen and producer Jan Streng.

Thunderstone's sophomore album, "The Burning," entered the Finnish Album chart at position No. 17 upon its release in January 2004. The follow-up to 2002's "Thunderstone" was recorded at Sonic Pump studios with producer Laurenne and was mixed at Finnvox studios with Mikko Karmila (Nightwish, Children of Bodom). Included on the CD is a guest appearance by Symphony X guitarist Michael Romeo in the track "Drawn To The Flame."